5 Multiple choice questions

12 lead ECG monitored at:
- rest
- last minute of each stage
- each minute during recovery)
BP monitored at:
- rest
- last minute of each stage unless response is abnormal
- each minute during recovery
RPE monitored at:
- last minute of each stage
- ask more often towards end of test
Symptoms:
- include angina or chest pain
- dyspnea or SOB
- ask about other discomforts

When would you find value in doing a CAD diagnostic test?

List some relative contraindications to exercise

What is pretest likelihood?

What is monitored during an ETT and when should it be monitored?

- unstable angina
- acute infection
- uncontrolled arrhythmia

List some relative contraindications to exercise

List some indicators for stopping an ETT.

list some test modalities used for ETT

List some absolute contraindications to exercise

- Diagnosis - do they have CVD (most used)
- Disease severity and prognosis in patients w/ CAD
- Evaluation of medical therapy
- Stratify patients for further medical intervention (e.g. determine if person is good patient for heart transplant)
- Functional capacity for activity counseling and exe program

5 True/False questions

List some exercise test and describe who they're appropriate for → Bruce or Ellestad:
- good for young ppl b/c the between-stage graduations of grade and speed are more aggresive
USAFSAM or Naughton
- Food for older ppl b/c more gradual between-stage progressions of grade and speed

True False

What factors do you look at when determining the pretest likelihood of CAD? → - Age - as you age, pretest likelihood increases
- Gender - women have lower pretest likelihood than men
- Symptoms - those w/ symptoms have much higher pretest likelihood